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Overcoming Common Hurdles that New Authors Face - podcast

Every new writer faces challenges at some point in his or her journey. As a writing coach, teacher and author herself, Beth Hermes is very familiar with the more common hurdles that new writers encounter. The two biggest hurdles, she says, are being taken seriously as a writer and making time to write. Many people who aspire to write have a difficult time getting started because it's not a valued profession and because they lead very busy lives, leaving little time to write. Hermes advises these...